We have successfully secured funding of £100k from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Fuel Support Fund to provide our most vulnerable tenants with warm packs to help stay warm as their energy costs continue to rise beyond affordable levels during the current energy crisis.

Our aim is to help as many of our vulnerable tenants as possible and we will be working with our local partners such as, foodbanks and Citizen’s Advice to identify the most vulnerable households. In the first instance, we will focus on those we know are struggling financially and may be unable to fully heat their home such as those we know are elderly or housebound due to a disability
and then those with young children. 

Work is underway liaising with local suppliers to purchase items for the warm pack and we hope to have fully made-up packs available to give out later this month.  FES FM will be partnering with us to distribute packs across all areas.

Inaddition to the warm packs, we will also provide energy advice and signposting to TEAS and CAB to enable our tenants to have oversight on their energy spending and access to financial assistance. For those who are struggling please contact their Housing Officer for advice and support.